A little spit and polish

prairiejones · Post by **prairiejones** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:07 pm

My first pic with fedora and suit.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b225/ ... 0/Suit.jpg

Post by **Michaelson** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:16 pm

You clean up pretty good there, feller!

Regards! Michaelson

WConly · Post by **WConly** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:24 pm

I agree with the Big 'M'! You look good! Hat is great w/suit! W>

Hemingway Jones · Post by **Hemingway Jones** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:09 pm

Very nice, Prairie,
Excellent suit and hat combo.
-HJ

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:17 pm

Love the look. Have you ever considered trimming an eighth an inch off of the sides of that hat? Sorry, just could not help myself.

Fedora

prairiejones · Post by **prairiejones** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:33 pm

No I haven't. I trimmed the brim of my other hat with mixed results and have become very happy with this brim. I think the wider brim is a bit more dashing. Maybe that's corney. Oh, well. I'll keep it in mind, though, and we'll discuss it when I order my Adventurebilt.

Indiana Wayne · Post by **Indiana Wayne** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:01 pm

Looking good. A brown fedora goes good with a black suit. Pageys ABs, HJs, and your Akubra are some of the best fedoras, I have seen.

DanielJones · Post by **DanielJones** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:39 pm

Looks good Praire. I see none of the Marine Sharpness has worn off.

Cheers!

Dan

prairiejones · Post by **prairiejones** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:47 pm

It's actually a dark green. But it was a cloudy day so it's hard to tell.

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 4:16 pm

Hey nice suit, it pefectly matches with the hat! I think there's a thread for AB+suits

prairiejones · Post by **prairiejones** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 4:36 pm

Now I just need the AB part.

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 4:39 pm

erri_wan wrote:Hey nice suit, it pefectly matches with the hat! I think there's a thread for AB+suits

Oh oops sorry i forgot your nice hat is a Akubra. Well... nice Akubra + suit

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:02 pm

No I haven't. I trimmed the brim of my other hat with mixed results and have become very happy with this brim. I think the wider brim is a bit more dashing. Maybe that's corney. Oh, well. I'll keep it in mind, though, and we'll discuss it when I order my Adventurebilt.

You are your own man. Good.

I just have a bad habit of wanting to bring things into proportion, or at least Indy proportions. A compulsion.

Most here know how I am, so please do not take my remark as any sort of critisism. I just can't help myself!

regards, Fedora

prairiejones · Post by **prairiejones** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:10 pm

That's absolutely alright. For one thing, the cut on the other brim wasn't as clean, so I'm not trying it again. Someday I'm sure I'll send it your way for a reblock, then I'll let you tweak it What have you found to be the Indy proportions? This hat is 2 7/8 front and back, 2 3/4 on sides. The HJ on Todd's is listed at 3x2 3/4.

J_Weaver · Post by **J_Weaver** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:13 pm

Excelent! Your hat looks a lot like the Ciaro hat in that pic!

prairiejones · Post by **prairiejones** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:21 pm

Thanks. THat's my very favorite model.

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:15 pm

What have you found to be the Indy proportions? This hat is 2 7/8 front and back, 2 3/4 on sides. The HJ on Todd's is listed at 3x2 3/4.

Weird. My HJ from Todd was 3 by 2 1/2. Factory dimensional cut too. I just go by the looks of the hat on the person really. Everyone can't use the film brim widths and still look right. I always felt most fans go for a bit too much on the sides, but that is just me. When MK, Indydawg, Michaelson and myself had Ron make the Akubra Federation for us, we specified a large dimensional cut so that smaller hat sizes could at least trim down the sides, while the larger brim width would also suit the bigger head sizes. Since we could not specify the various brim widths, this is the only way that we could go to cover everyone. Just a bit of history thrown in here for new folks. regards, Fedora

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:23 pm

Fantastic pic, Prarie! I have a feeling Canyon's going to enjoy feasting her eyes on this thread!

I really like what you've done with that Akubra, my man. Great job, absolutely wonderful.

Regards,

prairiejones · Post by **prairiejones** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:56 pm

Your right Fedora. I just checked Todd's and it is 3x2 1/2. I wear a 57 or 7 1/8-7 1/4 and it probably is a bit small for a brim this size. But like I said, I think it looks good and dashing, and I'm afraid of cutting it. Besides, when I get an AB, the two will be even more different from one another. I'm sure I'll want to consult you on these matters as they pertain to my hat size and face shape, as Pagey did with the crown height. That is another great thing about having you around. You're not some mass production warehouse. You're like our personal fedora consultant.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 12:28 am

Ooh-Rah, Prairie.
Nice look - I'll have to try my AB with a suit sometime.

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 9:18 am

Lookin' dapper, PJ! Suits were made to be worn with hats!

bink

Canyon · Post by **Canyon** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 2:26 pm

Strider wrote:Fantastic pic, Prarie! I have a feeling Canyon's going to enjoy feasting her eyes on this thread!

Why, Sir. I don't know what you mean by that.

PJ, great picture. You should think about posting that on the suits thread.

Indiana Texas-girl · Post by **Indiana Texas-girl** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:08 am

Whoo-whoo (whistling). I like the suit look on you.

Wrightknife · Post by **Wrightknife** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 1:41 pm

Great picture Prairie!

Mola Ram · Post by **Mola Ram** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:30 pm

nice hat!

Indiana_Tom · Post by **Indiana_Tom** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:34 pm

I agree, cool pic (hey, where's your cigar?

) and nice hat.